From the Outside Looking In: Lessons Learned about Library Instruction from Working as a Composition Instructor

Librarians often teach instructional sessions through the one-shot model. While this model allows the library to embed itself into many courses, it leaves the librarian with a very limited view into how their instructional sessions fit into an overall course. The author, having a unique perspective...

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Main Author: Amy Cooper White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2016-11-01
Series:Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice
Online Access:http://palrap.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/palrap/article/view/118
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Summary:Librarians often teach instructional sessions through the one-shot model. While this model allows the library to embed itself into many courses, it leaves the librarian with a very limited view into how their instructional sessions fit into an overall course. The author, having a unique perspective as both a composition instructor and librarian, reports on her experience having viewed library instruction sessions through both lenses. The author describes lessons learned from her experience along with specific enhancements that she made to her library instruction sessions. While her experience is institution-specific and offers just one perspective, the article addresses how one could apply the lessons learned at other institutions.
ISSN:2324-7878